The inspirational Martha Lane Fox has completed her Three Peaks Challenge! Martha took on the challenge in support of several charities, including Horatio’s Garden. Her initial fundraising target of £300,000 has even been surpassed, with her total currently at over £395,000 (including Gift Aid)!
Please click here to celebrate Martha’s achievement by donating.
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A leading businesswoman, philanthropist, and public servant, Martha Lane Fox has been a cross bench peer in the House of Lords since March 2013, at which point she was its youngest female member. She is currently President of the British Chambers of Commerce, Chancellor of the Open University, and Chairman of Lucky Voice, a company she co-founded.
In 2004, Martha was involved in a life-altering car crash. Since then, she has had 47 operations and experienced struggles with balance, nerve damage and constant pain, needing two sticks to walk anywhere. Despite these challenges, Martha decided to climb Britain’s three highest mountains to mark the 20th anniversary of her accident.
This year, she remarkably reached the summits of Mount Snowdon (also known as Yr Wddfa), Scafell Pike, and Ben Nevis, surrounded by her friends and family. Along the way, thousands of people have been following Martha’s Mountain Mission online, donating and encourage her to keep going when the climbs get difficult.
Speaking to the Observer, Martha said: “My body is not like other people’s. I have massive pain and continence challenges, and I have very bad nerve damage. So all these things make it quite a significant hurdle to try and walk for a long time, let alone a really long time uphill, and all the way back down again.”
Martha has dedicated her Mountain Mission to raising vital funds for four charities that are close to her heart: Day One, iamtheCODE, AbilityNet, and Horatio’s Garden.
Following a visit to Horatio’s Garden Stoke Mandeville with her family, Martha shared: “It was wonderful to see the impact the plants, flowers and garden room were having on the patients and their families. It is imperative to help give some joy into the daily life in hospital by supporting Horatio’s Garden.
We are so grateful to Martha for choosing to raise money for Horatio’s Garden and are immensely inspired by her fundraising journey!
Please click here to celebrate Martha’s achievement by donating.
You can also read about Martha’s incredible story in The Observer, The Times, and listen to her in the Tuesday 16 April episode of Off Air with Jane and Fi.
